Voiceover
The Psychology of Narration
Setting the Dials for More Intuitive Reads You’re walking down the street and you’re thinking ‘Bend knee, move leg forward, straighten leg, set down heel, lean forward, lift the other leg…’ Of course not. You would fall over (and possibly be stopped by a beat cop and given a sobriety test). Walking, for the most…
Read MoreKind of Teaching
There seems to be a trend amongst some voiceover coaches towards ‘tough love’ and ‘brutal honesty’. Lately I’ve heard many accounts of students’ encounters with coaches which have left them feeling incapable, unconfident and sometimes downright discouraged. I have even experienced this myself recently as I was reaching out for career guidance. What is going on here?…
Read MoreSwitching Gears
We all know the old saying ‘It’s never too late’. I always used to feel a slight irritation whenever anyone said that to me, because I couldn’t really take it in. Somewhere deep down, I felt it was too late. Missed that turn. Botched that decision. Too far along in life now for that to happen.…
Read MoreEmoji Magic with Motorola, VML and Passion Pictures
Every once in a while, the perfect work day comes along. A day that just feels like the culmination of decades of graft, practise and experience. A day when you get to use every item in your bag of tricks and even invent new ones on the fly. Where it feels like you’re meeting up…
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